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Warm wet day. Water a little coloured presumably from recent rain. Plenty of fly life amongst the alders but no rise. Two small 7" trout taken on dun and GRHE (sinking by this time in the almost incessant light rain). River bottom smothered everywhere in algae growth - not healthy - nitrates?. Himalayan balsam everywhere; saw 1 dipper, wagtail and a hare. Lovely area but not supporting the amount of wildlife I would expect - nature in retreat again.

2 Trout

Surprised to find so much colour in the river when I arrived de bonne heure this morning (and this comes from a man who spent much of the previous afternoon looking at the Byton webcam and the rainfall map for the Radnor Forest). A chat with the occupant of the cottage as I was packing up, after a very pleasant day weatherwise, revealed that there had been unforcast heavy rain overnight. Grayling, the fish I most associate with Lyepole at this time of year, did not really show; mind you, the three I did catch were all good fish (ie 1lb plus). In contrast, the Trout were really having it, taking both nymph and spider with alacrity. Probably a day too soon?

15 Trout, 3 Grayling

Fished the lower half of the beat until noon, using the Tenkara method with a Sakasa Kabari just below the surface firstly taking a 10" WBT followed by 3no. grayling 9-10".

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

Three fish taken on a black spider just under the surface, one on a dawl bach. River conditions fairly good probably would benefit from a bit more water if that has to be said. Had a loverly day on this very scenic beat. It is my first time out on one of your beats. I am looking forward to my next. Thanks for all your help.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

No show nil return.

Lovely quiet river, but limited access down to the river. Fish present. I shall be returning, but perhaps earlier in the season when the banks have less vegetation.

1 Trout

Fished this as part of LAFA's Tenkara day on 5th July. There were four of us on this beat and I saw the other chaps heading upstream from the parking point as I approached so I opted to walk down the forestry track to the bottom of the beat.
Saw a rising fish in the first pool and he grabbed my black Klinkhamer but didn't stay on. That was the only riser I saw. It's a pretty beat with easy wading as it is shallow. There was a deeper section just downstream from the holiday cottage but a squall blew up and it started raining. I hadn't brought a wading jacket so sacked it and walked back to the car.

TENKARA DAY. Splendid and informative day learning the Tenkara style of fishing, difficult, challenging and special thanks to Seth and the organisers.

1 Grayling

A blank today. Started fishing at 10:30 and called it a day at 16:00. There was a consistent olive hatch and also the odd mayfly. I hooked one fish on an adams but it came off the hook. Very few rises seen all day and none of the patterns I tried brought the fish to the surface, despite plenty of insects on the water. The water was quite coloured.

River running on the low side, although still some pools deep enough to force exiting the water to pass. 2 very nice oos Grayling downstream of the bridge, almost as soon as I started to fish at around 3.30pm, took a GH Pheasant Tail nymph. Must have spooked the pool as no more action there. Bright sunshine was probably why there was little surface activity, despite plenty of Mayfly about and also a good hatch of small reddish-brown flies late afternoon. Two smallish Brownies took a Grey Wulff between 6 and 7-ish and another held on for half a minute or so before letting go, after which the Rises became more frequent with plenty of slashes at my dry flies although no more hook-ups, despite changing size and pattern frequently. A great evening's Sport in a stunning setting - will definitely put it on my "go back" list!

2 Trout, 2 Grayling